Cloning w/Peat Pellets as Medium?
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Sunbiz1
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Awesome!, now I'm combing stores for empty cake pans to use 4/humidity domes...wish I could buy them w/o the damn cakes though
I've tried peat pellets, coir pellets and peat sponges they seemed to work as well as rockwool cubes for me. But none of them worked as well, for me, as my larger homemade aero cloner. I just got a new mini turbokloner and will be starting clones today between both my turbo and homemade aero cloner to see if there's any difference.
But that was why I tried the peat pellets & peat sponges & coir pellets & rockwool to test to see if any worked better to answer that question for myself.
This is the best advice. You have to find out which technique works best for you and you like the most. That's what I did. That's why it takes so much time to learn this hobby.
Sunbiz1
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Thanks for the input everyone, I use peat pellets for germination as well. But they can be difficult to locate in stores this time of year, until after Valentines Day anyways. Last month I ordered them from here:
http://gurneys.com/peat-pellets-#7/p/12841/
I would have to order rockwool etc(and nutrient solution), hence my original question. I'm on somewhat of a time schedule b/c I just flipped everything, and need to take cuttings as early as possible...so will try out the pellets.
Have a good weekend.
http://gurneys.com/peat-pellets-#7/p/12841/
I would have to order rockwool etc(and nutrient solution), hence my original question. I'm on somewhat of a time schedule b/c I just flipped everything, and need to take cuttings as early as possible...so will try out the pellets.
Have a good weekend.
Sunbiz1
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The clones have failed, and as you can see by date I've been very patient. They didn't die, but haven't established enough roots to support new growth. And I need to use stronger cuttings from up higher on plants I think. I'm going to try rockwool plus a nute solution this time.
While my cuttings did nothing, I have 3 mother plants doing well to choose from.
I started trying to clone with rockwool and had a success rate of maybe 10%. When I figured out that the moisture around
the clone stem was the most important thing in getting roots, I switched to jiffy pellets. Because they are dark compared to
the light-colored rockwool, the jiffy pellets make it a lot easier to see how much water is in the pellet. Now that I can see
and monitor how wet the pellet is I keep them wet from 1/4 to 1/2 of the pellet height. Experience has shown me at that level
of moisture the roots are most likely to pop out. Works for me.
BigSteve.
PS -- After a couple of years I switched to the larger 2 inch jiffy pellets. A bigger pellet is stable enough to support the larger clones
I like to take.
the clone stem was the most important thing in getting roots, I switched to jiffy pellets. Because they are dark compared to
the light-colored rockwool, the jiffy pellets make it a lot easier to see how much water is in the pellet. Now that I can see
and monitor how wet the pellet is I keep them wet from 1/4 to 1/2 of the pellet height. Experience has shown me at that level
of moisture the roots are most likely to pop out. Works for me.
BigSteve.
PS -- After a couple of years I switched to the larger 2 inch jiffy pellets. A bigger pellet is stable enough to support the larger clones
I like to take.
Sunbiz1
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I watered the stem right into the medium w/spray bottle, so that the peat sealed itself. Having read the other numerous cloning problem threads, it was probably my original cuttings being too small.